Sisters in Spirit

Attend a vigil: Sisters in Spirit annual vigils to remember missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada take place across the country annually on October 4. If your community does not have one planned, consider hosting one.

First Voice: Elizabeth Peneshue

(taken from Elizabeth Peneshue’s blogspot)

Send your friends an email letting them know about Elizabeth’s blog so they can learn about what she is doing for her people and the land. Elizabeth hopes this blog will help people understand why she does what she does and why it’s so important. http://elizabethpenashue.blogspot.com/

Make a donation to “Innu Pikasiun Nutshimit”, the foundation that supports Elizabeth’s walks, canoe trips and activities that help protect Innu culture and environment. Send donations directly to Elizabeth or to the International Campaign for the Innu and the Earth, PO Box 52007, Oakville, ON, Canada L6J 7N5.

Water

Thirsty for Justice. The Public of Service Alliance of Canada has partnered with the community of Grassy Narrows to launch this campaign demanding safe drinking water in First Nations communities. For more information to take action, click here: http://thirstyforjustice.ca/

The Jubilee Fund

The Jubilee Fund is a project of Mennonite Central Committee Canada and Mennonite Church Canada that attempts to address in a small way the imbalance of wealth and power between people of Indigenous (First Nations, Metis, Inuit) descent and Canada’s settler population. Jubilee Fund issues grants to grass roots or non-profit Indigenous organizations, groups and/or communities in Canada for work on projects related to land. Donate to Jubilee Fund